After seeing The Two Towers in theaters, I bought the books and decided I was going to read them back-to-back. The brilliant language by Tolkien and immense storytelling was nearly too much for a 13 year old to take in. Wasn't sure I understood everything at first, including the intricacies of the language.

Favorite Tolkien character:

Gandalf the Grey, for his unmatched kindness with a hint of grumpy old-man attitude. He's mysterious, and sometimes so are his motivations. Not to mention, his magic is really, really cool.